SAP REPORT
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW Sustainable supply chains
are in SAP ’ s DNA
Sustainability - from a product ’ s conception to its recycling - is baked into SAP ’ s enterprise software application solutions
For some time , sustainability has been gaining traction as a corporate aspiration . But following COP26 in 2021 the drive towards net zero carbon emissions by 2050 was enshrined in law by most nations in the developed world , making sustainability a mission critical business goal . At the sharp end , helping make today ’ s businesses more sustainable , is SAP .
SAP has made sustainability integral to its solutions , so that businesses can think green and behave green , from one end of the supply chain to the other .
“ The supply chain encompasses every part of the process , all the way from design and manufacture to planning , logistics and asset and service management ,” says Martin Barkman Senior Vice President , Global Head of Solution Management , Digital Supply Chain at SAP . “ Not only does each of these directly impact sustainability , but they ' re also interrelated .”
MARTIN BARKMAN
This is why SAP solutions are designed to work at every stage of a product ’ s life cycle - from how it is conceived to how it is recycled .
SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS , FROM DESIGN TO OPERATION Barkman says that on sustainability , SAP solutions can be categorised broadly as enablers of :
• The drive toward lower or zero emissions
• The drive towards zero waste
• The drive towards a circular economy
• The drive towards zero inequality
Barkman and his global team help businesses across all sectors worldwide keep sustainability top of mind every step of the way , from product concept to product consumption ; and to re-use as part of the circular economy .
SAP does this by making sustainability a focus in how products are designed , manufactured , moved , and used .
56 April 2022